The Women’s International Squash Players’ Association has confirmed the final entry list for the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009, the premier WISPA World Tour event of the year which will take place in the Dutch city of Amsterdam from 23-27 September.

Defending champion Nicol David heads a star-studded entry list of 72 players from 24 countries who will travel to the Netherlands next month to compete for the official individual world title. Powerhouse England boasts 14 players in the draw, at least six more than any other country. Egypt and host country The Netherlands are both represented by eight players, followed by Australia (5), Hong Kong (5) and Malaysia (4).

"The Forexx Women’s World Open in Amsterdam is going to be a spectacular event," said WISPA president Natalie Grainger. "It is the biggest and most prestigious championship on the tour and this is recognised by the entry of the top 100 players in the world, coming from all corners of the earth. Squash is a universal sport and the World Open is the pinnacle event, everybody will be there to compete," added the world number two from the USA.

The qualifying draw for the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009 - which offers a total prize fund of US$ 118,000, a record in women's squash - will be released on September 14th by WISPA, the governing body for the professional women’s game. The main draw will be made on-site six days later, only a few hours before the qualifying competition kicks off in the renowned Frans Otten Stadion.

Tickets for the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009 can be purchased through the official tournament website www.womensworldopen.com.

Main Draw players

1

Nicol David

MAS

(1)

2

Natalie Grainger

USA

(2)

3

Natalie Grinham

NED

(3)

4

Rachael Grinham

AUS

(4)

5

Alison Waters

ENG

(5)

6

Jenny Duncalf

ENG

(6)

7

Omneya Abdel Kawy

EGY

(7)

8

Madeline Perry

IRL

(8)

9

Laura Massaro

ENG

(9)

10

Isabelle Stoehr

FRA

(11)

11

Kasey Brown

AUS

(12)

12

Vanessa Atkinson

NED

(13)

13

Annie Au

HKG

(14)

14

Rebecca Chiu

HKG

(15)

15

Jaclyn Hawkes

NZL

(16)

16

Samantha Teran

MEX

(17)

17

Raneem El Weleily

EGY

(18)

18

Tania Bailey

ENG

(19)

19

Camille Serme

FRA

(20)

20

Lauren Briggs

ENG

(21)

21

Dominique Lloyd-Walter

ENG

(22)

22

Engy Kheirallah

EGY

(23)

23

Delia Arnold

MAS

(24)

24

Orla Noom (wildcard)

NED

(41)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualifying list

1

Suzie Pierrepont

ENG

(25)

2

Sarah Kippax

ENG

(26)

3

Sharon Wee

MAS

(27)

4

Line Hansen

DEN

(28)

5

Latasha Khan

USA

(29)

6

Aisling Blake

IRL

(30)

7

Donna Urquhart

AUS

(31)

8

Annelize Naude

NED

(32)

9

Joshna Chinappa

IND

(33)

10

Low Wee Wern

MAS

(33)

11

Alana Miller

CAN

(35)

12

Emma Beddoes

ENG

(36)

13

Joey Chan

HKG

(37)

14

Lisa Camilleri

AUS

(38)

15

Manuela Manetta

ITA

(40)

16

Lauren Siddall

ENG

(42)

17

Heba El Torky

EGY

(43)

18

Christina Mak

HKG

(44)

19

Elise Ng

HKG

(46)

20

Kylie Lindsay

NZL

(49)

21

Fiona Moverley

ENG

(50)

22

Deon Saffery

WAL

(54)

23

Victoria Lust

ENG

(55)

24

Dipika Pallikal

IND

(56)

25

Lucie Fialova

CZE

(57)

26

Lauren Selby

ENG

(58)

27

Nour El Tayeb

EGY

(59)

28

Olga Ertlova

CZE

(60)

29

Alexandra Norman

CAN

(61)

30

Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy

EGY

(63)

31

Lotte Eriksen

NOR

(64)

32

Birgit Coufal

AUT

(65)

33

Celia Allamargot

FRA

(66)

34

Adel Weir

RSA

(69)

35

Melody Francis

AUS

(71)

36

Nouran El Torky

EGY

(73)

37

Maud Duplomb

FRA

(76)

38

Emma Chorley

ENG

(77)

39

Anna-Carin Forstadius#

SWE

(78)

40

Linda Hruzikova#

SVK

(80)

41

Nour El Sherbini#

EGY

(91)

42

Dagmar Vermeulen*

NED

(98)

43

Milou van der Heijden*

NED

(99)

44

Nicolette Fernandes#

GUY

(103)

44

Milja Dorenbos*

NED

(154)

46

Karina Heredia Gonzalez#

MEX

(161)

47

Cecilie Mayer #

DEN

(200)

48

Margriet Huisman*

NED

(233)

 

# WSF wildcards

* Dutch wildcards